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The Small Cowper Madonna
- year
- c. 1505
- medium
- Oil on panel
- dimensions
- 59.5 × 44 cm
Raphael · The Small Cowper Madonna (c. 1505).
Mary supports the Christ Child as he reaches around her neck. Their quiet grouping stands before a landscape of grass, distant hills, and buildings. The painting belongs to Raphael’s years in Florence.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Widener Collection. Accession 1942.9.57. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/1196-small-cowper-madonna
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